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<br />EXHIBIT E <br />RECLAMATION PLAN AND TIMETABLE <br />' Reclamation Plan. The proposed reclamation plan wilt. <br />' return much of the mined area to its original river bottom, <br />floodplain nonuse. There will be four lakes created tvhic:h <br />will enhance the area for certain species of wildlife. l:t <br />must be remembered that when the overburden material in i:lxe <br />' dike is returned to the pit area and refill and reshaping; <br />' are complete, the dike, built to protect the mining operation, <br />will no longer protect the area from frequent flood conditions, <br />t which are a natural occurrence for this property. <br />Three tiny lakes and one small lake will be created by <br />' the mining operation. Of the three lakes south of the river, <br />' the westernmost lake is 1.97 acres + surface area off tt.e <br />affected land and 2.20 acres + surface area on the affected land <br />' for a total 4.17 acres = surface area. The middle lake will be <br />2.40 acres + surface area and the easternmost lake will be 31.42 <br />' acres + surface area. North of the river the lake will Yee 5.35 <br />' acres + surface area. Thus the total lake surface area within the <br />affected land will be 41.37 acres +. It is hoped that i.hese lakes <br />' will become acceptable habitat for various species of wildlife. It <br />must be pointed out that it is probable with repeated flooding that <br />' river sand will again fill the lake areas to a greater ox• lessor <br />' degree. <br />According to the U.S. Soil Conservation Service report <br />' (see Exhibit I/J) ground cover is only 100. While we cvoLild <br />hope that the grass to be planted would do better than lCi%, <br />' intermittent flood and burial with river sand is more than i <br />11 <br /> <br />